Fudge-factor
noun
1.
any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
noun phrase
An arbitrary percentage added to a proposed contract or estimate to allow for adverse contingencies: How many will die? Current projections are pure darts at a board, an enormous extrapolation coupled with a fudge factor (1962+)
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